Famous Deaths In 1887

Jan 01 On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

Jan 07 On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74  

Jan 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.  

Feb 10 Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

Feb 15 On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

Feb 27 On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53  

Mar 02 August W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73  

Mar 16 In the year 1887 emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59  

Mar 20 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 24 In the year 1887 death of ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837)  

Mar 28 Ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75 in the year 1887.  

Apr 11 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Apr 20 Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826) died in the year 1887.  

Apr 28 On this day in history carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67  

Apr 30 In the year 1887 friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71  

May 07 In the year 1887 death of c. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811)  

May 08 In the year 1887 death of alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar  

May 11 In the year 1887 death of jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802)  

May 14 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808) died on this day in history.  

May 23 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

May 27 In the year 1887 coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86  

Jun 12 Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1887.  

Jun 21 Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1887.  

Jul 05 August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies in the year 1887.  

Jul 16 Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 Dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802) died on this day in history.  

Jul 25 On this day in history death of john Taylor, American religious leader (b. 1808)  

Jul 29 Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813) died on this day in history.  

Aug 08 On this day in history death of alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808)  

Aug 14 Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 17 In the year 1887 franz Commer, composer, dies at 74  

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Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 03 August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13 In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

Jan 16 In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

Jan 17 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.